The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-01
General and Personal.

President Corbin has reduced the expenses Of
operation of Jersey Central remarkably.
w. D. Holiday has been appointed com.
mercial agent of tina Cincinnati. Jackson &
Mackinaw road at Cincinnati.
1t is announced that an English firm will es-
tabllsh iron and steel works at Seattle, w. t.,
making a speciality of steel rails
The Indications are that the Chicago & Alton
will have to carry on the war with the Eastern
trunk lines over the ticket commission single
handed and alone
The Chicago lines and the Union Pacific have
compromised the Omaha bridge tolls, an advance
of ST. per car being agreed upon, instead of 81
as at first proposed.
Mr.. Ewing Patterson, chief clerk under r.
A. Campbell, general agent Of the q. & E. L.,
e. q L. II. and E. & |. at Terre Haute takes the
position OF local agent to day.
w. G. Boone, one of the Ives Staynor syndi-
cate. has resigned director of the c., II. g. D.,
and L. b. Harrison president of the First Ma
tional Bank, Cincinnati, takes his place.
Fl. M. Pearce has been appointed assistant
general freight agent of the Chicago. St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha road, vice F. b. Whit
nay, the latter having gone with the Union Pa
cifc.
A Richmond Terminal insider says that the
company has ordered 900 new cars to accom-
modate traffic already in view. and that stock
will one of these days jump up as rapidly as it
has gone down.
mazoo division of the Lake Shore road, it is
ported. has been rendered and will accept the
position OF generaI superintendent OF Inc Culc2-
60. Kansas q Nebraska, an extension of the
Rock Island road.
The Vandalia management is accused by the
st. Louis Republican of wickedly reducing the
rates coal shipments from mines its line
to such point that mines other roads will be
shut out of the market, and thereby it will gain
q monopoly of the coal trade of St. Louis.
General Manager Pugh. of the Pennsylvania,
denies the report that the insurance department
recently organized by the company is to be DIS
solved The rumor originated from a confusion
of the company's insurance. bureau with local
insurance association organized by the en-
poves at Pittsburg.
Frank Bowman formerly travelling agent of
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe, and at pres
emit with the Erie, has been appointed Eastern
passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton. The
appointment takes effect on Sept. l. Mr. Bow
His district comprises New York State and New
England.
r. A. Williams, better known among the
railroad fraternity as "Peg" Williams. passenger
agent of the Memphis e Little Rock at Atlanta,
Ga, has established the New Western Railway
Guide and will issue it weekly. The paper was
originally intended advertising scheme for
the NJ. 81 l.. r.. but proved profitable that it
has been turned into fuli-fedged railroad
paper.
Erie earnings for July show an increase Of
$63l, S53 gross and s24, 989 net. The Nypano
earned the Erie in July 1923 Since Oct last
the gross earnings have been $40 SAG O24; expen-
ditures. $l2 999 $780, net. So 855, 1868, increase
of 646,340 The statement shows a gain of
about per cent. in gross earnings over last
year and gain of about per cent. in net earn
ings. For the ten months, however, the gain in
net earnings is about II per cent.